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Overall, how well do you think President Bush is managing US foreign policy-- that is, dealing with international problems and handling relations with other countries around the world? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10
How well do you think President Bush is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The situation with Iraq - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 into each
How well do you think President Bush is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The Israel-Palestinian conflict - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 i
How well do you think President Bush is dealing with the following international problems and issues? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well. [The situation with Iran - Enter an answer from 0 to 10 into each
Thinking now about the rest of the world, on average, how do you think people in other countries would rate how well the US is managing its foreign policy? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well.
Thinking now about our European allies, on average, how do you think people in those countries would rate how well the US is managing its foreign policy? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very poorly and 10 being very well.
Sometimes people feel more or less reluctant to criticize than at other times. Thinking about how people feel about criticizing the President's current handling of the situation in Iraq, these days do you think people are generally feeling:
Sometimes people feel more or less reluctant to criticize than at other times.Thinking about the President's current handling of the situation in Iraq, these days are you generally feeling:
President Bush is considering sending approximately 2,000 marines to Liberia to be part of a UN peacekeeping mission along with several thousand troops from other countries. Would you approve or disapprove of this?
Thinking about another country, would you support or oppose the United States taking military action against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons?
What if most members of the UN Security Council opposed such military action-in that case would you favor or oppose having US forces take military action against Iran?
Now let's turn to questions about Iraq. How closely are you following the news about the situation in Iraq now?
Now that Saddam Hussein's government is toppled, do you think the US does or does not have the responsibility to remain in Iraq as long as necessary until there is a stable government?
How do you think the process of rebuilding Iraq is going?
Six months from now, do you think it is more likely that Iraq will:
What do you think the US should do in regard to conducting elections in Iraq at this point:
Do you think that in Iraq the greatest challenges are behind us or do you think the greatest challenges remain ahead?
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: At some point the US will need to let the Iraqi people decide who should lead their government even if they elect a leader who is unfriendly to the US.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: At some point the US will need to let the Iraqi people decide who should lead their government even if they elect an Islamic religious leader who wants to institute Islamic law.
Here are three statements about what the role of the US military should be in Iraq in the post war period. Please select the one that comes closest to your views.
There is some discussion about how many troops the US should have in Iraq now. Do you think the number of US troops in Iraq should be:
The US has requested that other countries contribute troops to help deal with the situation in Iraq. If allies and other countries were only willing to contribute troops if the operation were under the UN with joint decision making, should the US be will
Do you think that the difficulty that the US is currently facing in Iraq is:
months:
years:
Who do you think should take the lead to work with Iraqis to write a new constitution and build a new democratic government?
Who should direct humanitarian relief and economic reconstruction in Iraq?
How do you think the majority of Iraqis feel about the fact that the US overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein?
How do you think the majority of the Iraqi people feel about how the US is conducting the operation in Iraq now?
At this point do you think the majority of the Iraqi people want the US to:
Who do you think the majority of the Iraqi people would prefer to take the lead to work with them to write a new constitution and build a new democratic government:
If the UN would take the lead to work with the Iraqi people do you think the majority of them would then want the US military to:
Do you think the Bush administration did or did not imply that Iraq under Saddam Hussein was involved in the September 11th attacks?
Do you think the decision to go to war in Iraq was the right decision or the wrong decision? Please answer on a scale of -5 to +5, with -5 being certain it was the wrong decision, +5 being certain it was the right decision, and 0 being unsure.
Do you think that going to war with Iraq was
To deal with the possibility that Iraq might develop weapons of mass destruction do you think:
Please select what you think is the best description of the relationship between the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein and the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
Since the war with Iraq ended, is it your impression that the US has or has not found Iraqi weapons of mass destruction?
Is it your impression that the US has or has not found clear evidence in Iraq that Saddam Hussein was working closely with the Al Qaeda terrorist organization?
Please indicate your position on the question of whether, just before the war, Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 meaning you are completely certain that Iraq did NOT have weapons of mass destruction, 10 mea
Is it your impression that when the US government presented the evidence to justify going to war with Iraq, it was being misleading or not being misleading?
How certain are you about this?
Is it your impression that when the US government presented evidence of Iraq having weapons of mass destruction to justify going to war with Iraq, it was
Is it your impression that when the US government presented evidence of links between Saddam Hussein's government and al Qaeda to justify going to war with Iraq, it was:
Is it your impression that when president Bush presented the evidence to justify going to war with Iraq, he was being misleading or not being misleading?
Is it your impression that when President Bush presented evidence of Iraq having weapons of mass destruction to justify going to war with Iraq, he was
Is it your impression that when the President Bush presented evidence of links between Saddam Hussein's government and al Qaeda to justify going to war with Iraq, he was:
When President Bush made the case for going to war with Iraq he said that Iraq had tried to purchase material for making nuclear weapons from an African country. The evidence for this was challenged and the White House recently confirmed that this inform
When President Bush made the case for going to war with Iraq he said that Iraq had tried to purchase material for making nuclear weapons from the African country of Niger. The evidence for this was challenged and the White House recently confirmed that t
In the future if the president presents evidence that a country has a secret program for building weapons of mass destruction do you think that you will:
Does the fact that the president presented information that was in fact false lower your confidence in the president:
Do you think the US made the right decision or the wrong decision in going to war against Iraq?
Which comes closer to your view:
Thinking about how all the people in the world feel about the US having gone to war with Iraq, do you think:
Turning back to the subject of Iran, do you think, in the near future, the US should or should not go to war to overthrow the government of Iran?
Turning back to the subject of Iran, when it comes to trying to make sure that Iran does not make nuclear weapons and does not support Palestinian groups that use terrorism, which would be better?
Do you think the US should deal with the government of Iran primarily by:
Where do you tend to get most of your news?
If ONE of the networks below is your primary sources of news please select it. If you get news from two or more networks about equally, just go on to the next question.
I know it is a long way off, but thinking about the elections in 2004, how likely are you to vote in that election?
If the upcoming election for president were held today and the candidates were Republican George W. Bush and the Democratic nominee for President -- for whom would you vote -- Republican George W. Bush or the Democratic nominee for President?
If President Bush runs for election in 2004, do you think you will probably vote for President Bush or probably vote for the Democratic candidate?
How do you think the way that President Bush has dealt with the situation in Iraq will affect whether you vote for him? Please answer on a scale of with +5 meaning that it will greatly increase the likelihood you will vote for him, -5 meaning that it wil
Many people weren't able to vote in the 2000 election for president, when the Democratic candidate was Al Gore and the Republican candidate was George W. Bush. Were you able to vote, or did things come up that kept you from voting?
According to your best recollection, for whom did you vote in that election?
As you recall there was a presidential election in 1996. According to your best recollection, which candidate did you vote for in that election or did things come up that kept you from voting?
Finally, just a few questions for statistical purposes. Which best describes you:
In politics today, do you think of yourself as:
Did you vote for a candidate for the House of Representatives or the Senate in the election in November 2002?
How would you characterize where you live? Would you characterize it as
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